The giant volcano Hunga Tonga, located in the South Pacific, erupted. After the explosion, a tsunami occurred in the island country of Tonga, while the surrounding countries were alarmed due to the explosion in Fiji and New Zealand.
For the island countries Tonga, Fiji and New Zealand, after a giant underwater volcano erupted at around 07:10 Turkish time. tsunami alert given. In the statement made by the Geological Society of Tonga, whose capital is only 65 meters north of the volcanic system known as Hunga Tonga, the gas, ash and smoke cloud caused by the explosion 12 kilometersreportedly reached.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology, on the other hand, announced that a 1.2 meter tsunami wave was observed in the capital of Tonga. authorities, the public to high regions called for him to come out.
Ash fell on Tonga after the explosion
Images of the violent explosion were shared on social media. In some of the images, it is seen that the waves reach into a church and some of its houses; Some witnesses in Nuku’alofa, the capital city of Tonga, also witnessed the sky after the explosion. it’s raining ash recorded.
This is what the explosion looked like from space:
A tsunami occurred after the explosion, ash fell on the area:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uid6blgfKCY
Speaking to the New Zealand website Stuff, Mere Taufa said; saying that the volcanic eruption happened just as he sat down to dinner “I instinctively thought of getting under the table” said and his brother bomb He said he thought it exploded.
After a short time the water reached their home denoting Taufa, “There were screams coming from everywhere, people were calling everybody to come upstairs” used the phrases.
The explosion was also felt strongly in Fiji and New Zealand.
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The explosion, which lasted eight minutes, was also felt in Suva, the capital of Fiji, 800 kilometers away. People living in Suva “heavy thunder” He said he felt like it.
On the other hand, it was recorded that sonic explosions were heard in New Zealand, which is 2300 away, due to the volcanic eruption. Authorities said the explosion occurred in New Zealand. to the storm It has issued a warning message that it may cause